What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fleet Operations Coordinator position at American Cruise Lines?
Fleet Operations Center – Watch Stander
American Cruise Lines is seeking shoreside deployable Watch Standers for our Fleet Operations Center to support our growing fleet of small cruise ships sailing unique itineraries along inland and coastal waterways of the East Coast, Pacific Northwest, Columbia- Snake Rivers and Mississippi-Ohio-Cumberland Rivers. Our U.S.flag ships are state-of-the art designed for safe operation and five-star service to 100-200 guests.
Fleet Operations Watch Standers report directly to the Director of Simulation and Training/Fleet Operations Center and are responsible for maintaining 24hr fleet support through proactive monitoring of weather forecasts, channel conditions, bridge-lock operations; together with tracking the status of vessels and routes to sustain safe, secure and consistent cruise operations. Watch Standers audit company and regulatory performance standards continually through oversight tools and technologies, supporting performance excellence while representing the company as a professional.
This role executes the current and future fleet Operations Center management and oversight tasks, flexing daily requirements to sustain fleet execution of cruise schedule. Fleet Operations Center Watch Standers maintain set watches and execute a framework of fleet and crew status-tracking-oversight-assessment tools and views to enable proactive real-time fleet operations management. Fleet Operations Center Watch Standers maintain full real-time and 21-day outlook views for weather, tidal, river gage, lock-bridge status, waterway status, and environmental status across all fleet routes during their assigned watch schedules.
Fleet Operations Center Watch Standers maintain various shifts to support 24/7 fleet operations and are the first point of contact and direct support contact for all vessels and regional managers across all cruise routes. Similar to the officers aboard our vessels, Fleet Operations Watch Standers are focused and diligent in the performance of their duties while “on watch” reducing risk and optimizing decisions, by maintaining an accurate status of vessels, crews, logistics, and route conditions together with accurate forecasts, schedules, and plans. The Fleet Operations Center supports fleet and company decision makers in keeping well ahead of planning, response, and emergent decision timelines.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and execute framework of fleet and crew status-tracking-oversight-assessment tools and views to enable proactive real-time Fleet Operations Center management
- Organize and Assess 21-day outlook of fleet, crewing, and logistics information, forecasts, and projections to display and communicate to Shipboard Officers, Regional Managers and Senior Executive Leadership.
- Organize and Assess 21-day outlook of fleet operations within standard parameters for weather, tides, river gages, lock-bridge-channel conditions, environmental and security conditions across all cruise routes to display and communicate to Shipboard Officers, Regional Managers and Senior Executive Leadership.
- Coordinate and communicate with Operations Centers supporting USCG, USACE, FEMA, Maritime Industry Operators.
- Coordinate and communicate with Regional and Industry Maritime Operator Groups.
- Execute required regulatory Notices of Arrival, Bridges-Locks-Waterways Use Notifications and Reservations
- Administrative reporting, filing, invoicing, and documentation of standard Fleet Operations Center procedures
- Maintain track of repair timelines to ensure executions of current and future cruise Desired
Qualifications:
- Maritime experience in operations, logistics, dispatching, or maintenance support 100T License near coastal or above preferred but not required.
- Team-building experience, poised communications and problem-solving skills.
- Proven multi-tasking and prioritization project execution skills.
- Proven responsibility and discretion in handling sensitive personnel and security information.
Work Location, Routine Hours and Travel:
- Primary Work Location is the Fleet Operations Center – Guilford CT.
- 8-hour Duty Periods including weekends (Day-Afternoon-Night) Rotating Monthly.
- Periodic Travel (less than 10% of normal work days).
Meetings Perks:
- Competitive salary and 401k plan
- Health, dental, and vision plans available
